diff --git a/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/animation-extract.md b/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/animation-extract.md
index 1b2217a6..75d6a343 100644
--- a/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/animation-extract.md
+++ b/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/animation-extract.md
@@ -50,8 +50,10 @@ IF --focus:
 ELSE:
     focus_types = ["all"]  # Extract all animation types
 
-# Determine base path
-bash(find .workflow -type d -name "design-*" | head -1)  # Auto-detect
+# Determine base path (auto-detect and convert to absolute)
+relative_path=$(find .workflow -type d -name "design-run-*" | head -1)
+base_path=$(cd "$relative_path" && pwd)
+bash(test -d "$base_path" && echo "✓ Base path: $base_path" || echo "✗ Path not found")
 # OR use --base-path / --session parameters
 ```
 
@@ -777,7 +779,7 @@ Next: Animation tokens ready for integration
 
 ```bash
 # Find design directory
-bash(find .workflow -type d -name "design-*" | head -1)
+bash(find .workflow -type d -name "design-run-*" | head -1)
 
 # Create output directories
 bash(mkdir -p {base_path}/animation-extraction)
diff --git a/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/batch-generate.md b/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/batch-generate.md
index aa1db36f..232d3c03 100644
--- a/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/batch-generate.md
+++ b/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/batch-generate.md
@@ -42,9 +42,14 @@ target_type = --target-type OR detect_target_type(target_list)
 IF --base-path:
     base_path = --base-path
 ELSE IF --session:
-    bash(find .workflow/WFS-{session} -type d -name "design-*" -printf "%T@ %p\n" | sort -nr | head -1 | cut -d' ' -f2)
+    relative_path=$(find .workflow/WFS-{session} -type d -name "design-run-*" -printf "%T@ %p\n" | sort -nr | head -1 | cut -d' ' -f2)
+    base_path=$(cd "$relative_path" && pwd)
 ELSE:
-    bash(find .workflow -type d -name "design-*" -printf "%T@ %p\n" | sort -nr | head -1 | cut -d' ' -f2)
+    relative_path=$(find .workflow -type d -name "design-run-*" -printf "%T@ %p\n" | sort -nr | head -1 | cut -d' ' -f2)
+    base_path=$(cd "$relative_path" && pwd)
+
+# Verify absolute path
+bash(test -d "$base_path" && echo "✓ Base path: $base_path" || echo "✗ Path not found")
 
 # Get variant counts
 style_variants = --style-variants OR bash(ls {base_path}/style-extraction/style-* -d | wc -l)
@@ -274,7 +279,7 @@ Next: /workflow:ui-design:update
 ### Path Operations
 ```bash
 # Find design directory
-bash(find .workflow -type d -name "design-*" -printf "%T@ %p\n" | sort -nr | head -1 | cut -d' ' -f2)
+bash(find .workflow -type d -name "design-run-*" -printf "%T@ %p\n" | sort -nr | head -1 | cut -d' ' -f2)
 
 # Count style variants
 bash(ls {base_path}/style-extraction/style-* -d | wc -l)
diff --git a/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/capture.md b/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/capture.md
index 7b498afa..f1fa7b0b 100644
--- a/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/capture.md
+++ b/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/capture.md
@@ -18,16 +18,18 @@ Batch screenshot tool with MCP-first strategy and multi-tier fallback. Processes
 ### Step 1: Determine Base Path
 ```bash
 # Priority: --base-path > session > standalone
-bash(if [ -n "$BASE_PATH" ]; then
+relative_path=$(if [ -n "$BASE_PATH" ]; then
   echo "$BASE_PATH"
 elif [ -n "$SESSION_ID" ]; then
   find .workflow/WFS-$SESSION_ID/design-* -type d | head -1 || \
-  echo ".workflow/WFS-$SESSION_ID/design-run-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"
+  echo ".workflow/WFS-$SESSION_ID/design-run-$(date +%Y%m%d)-$RANDOM"
 else
-  echo ".workflow/.design/run-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"
+  echo ".workflow/.design/design-run-$(date +%Y%m%d)-$RANDOM"
 fi)
 
-bash(mkdir -p $BASE_PATH/screenshots)
+# Create directory and convert to absolute path
+bash(mkdir -p "$relative_path"/screenshots)
+base_path=$(cd "$relative_path" && pwd)
 ```
 
 ### Step 2: Parse URL Map
@@ -187,7 +189,7 @@ bash($chrome --headless --screenshot="$output_file" --window-size=1920,1080 "$ur
 
 Failed URLs:
   home: https://linear.app
-  Save to: .workflow/.design/run-20250110/screenshots/home.png
+  Save to: .workflow/.design/design-run-20250110/screenshots/home.png
 
 Steps:
   1. Visit URL in browser
@@ -270,7 +272,7 @@ Next: /workflow:ui-design:extract --images "screenshots/*.png"
 ### Path Operations
 ```bash
 # Find design directory
-bash(find .workflow -type d -name "design-*" | head -1)
+bash(find .workflow -type d -name "design-run-*" | head -1)
 
 # Create screenshot directory
 bash(mkdir -p $BASE_PATH/screenshots)
diff --git a/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/explore-auto.md b/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/explore-auto.md
index c843913f..4b48e7c3 100644
--- a/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/explore-auto.md
+++ b/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/explore-auto.md
@@ -203,10 +203,12 @@ STORE: device_type, device_source
 
 ### Phase 0b: Run Initialization & Directory Setup
 ```bash
-run_id = "run-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"
-base_path = --session ? ".workflow/WFS-{session}/design-${run_id}" : ".workflow/.design/${run_id}"
+run_id = "run-$(date +%Y%m%d)-$RANDOM"
+relative_base_path = --session ? ".workflow/WFS-{session}/design-${run_id}" : ".workflow/.design/design-${run_id}"
 
-Bash(mkdir -p "${base_path}/{style-extraction,style-consolidation,prototypes}")
+# Create directory and convert to absolute path
+Bash(mkdir -p "${relative_base_path}/{style-extraction,prototypes}")
+base_path=$(cd "${relative_base_path}" && pwd)
 
 Write({base_path}/.run-metadata.json): {
   "run_id": "${run_id}", "session_id": "${session_id}", "timestamp": "...",
diff --git a/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/explore-layers.md b/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/explore-layers.md
index 1a334c45..bd09b03c 100644
--- a/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/explore-layers.md
+++ b/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/explore-layers.md
@@ -38,17 +38,21 @@ IF depth NOT IN [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]:
 
 ### Step 2: Determine Base Path
 ```bash
-bash(if [ -n "$BASE_PATH" ]; then
+relative_path=$(if [ -n "$BASE_PATH" ]; then
   echo "$BASE_PATH"
 elif [ -n "$SESSION_ID" ]; then
   find .workflow/WFS-$SESSION_ID/design-* -type d | head -1 || \
-  echo ".workflow/WFS-$SESSION_ID/design-layers-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"
+  echo ".workflow/WFS-$SESSION_ID/design-run-$(date +%Y%m%d)-$RANDOM"
 else
-  echo ".workflow/.design/layers-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"
+  echo ".workflow/.design/design-run-$(date +%Y%m%d)-$RANDOM"
 fi)
 
+# Create directory structure and convert to absolute path
+bash(mkdir -p "$relative_path")
+base_path=$(cd "$relative_path" && pwd)
+
 # Create depth directories
-bash(for i in $(seq 1 $depth); do mkdir -p $BASE_PATH/screenshots/depth-$i; done)
+bash(for i in $(seq 1 $depth); do mkdir -p "$base_path"/screenshots/depth-$i; done)
 ```
 
 **Output**: `url`, `depth`, `base_path`
diff --git a/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/generate.md b/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/generate.md
index 992c997e..1a603157 100644
--- a/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/generate.md
+++ b/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/generate.md
@@ -25,11 +25,17 @@ Pure assembler that combines pre-extracted layout templates with design tokens t
 
 ### Step 1: Resolve Base Path & Parse Configuration
 ```bash
-# Determine working directory
-bash(find .workflow -type d -name "design-*" | head -1)  # Auto-detect
+# Determine working directory (relative path)
+relative_path=$(find .workflow -type d -name "design-run-*" | head -1)
+
+# Convert to absolute path
+base_path=$(cd "$relative_path" && pwd)
+
+# Verify absolute path
+bash(test -d "$base_path" && echo "✓ Base path: $base_path" || echo "✗ Path not found")
 
 # Get style count
-bash(ls {base_path}/style-extraction/style-* -d | wc -l)
+bash(ls "$base_path"/style-extraction/style-* -d | wc -l)
 
 # Image reference auto-detected from layout template source_image_path
 ```
@@ -263,7 +269,7 @@ Next: /workflow:ui-design:update
 ### Path Operations
 ```bash
 # Find design directory
-bash(find .workflow -type d -name "design-*" | head -1)
+bash(find .workflow -type d -name "design-run-*" | head -1)
 
 # Count style variants
 bash(ls {base_path}/style-extraction/style-* -d | wc -l)
diff --git a/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/imitate-auto.md b/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/imitate-auto.md
index 58184913..7ce686ec 100644
--- a/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/imitate-auto.md
+++ b/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/imitate-auto.md
@@ -100,20 +100,21 @@ allowed-tools: SlashCommand(*), TodoWrite(*), Read(*), Write(*), Bash(*)
 
 ```bash
 # Generate run ID
-run_id = "run-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)"
+run_id = "run-$(date +%Y%m%d)-$RANDOM"
 
 # Determine base path and session mode
 IF --session:
     session_id = {provided_session}
-    base_path = ".workflow/WFS-{session_id}/design-{run_id}"
+    relative_base_path = ".workflow/WFS-{session_id}/design-{run_id}"
     session_mode = "integrated"
 ELSE:
     session_id = null
-    base_path = ".workflow/.design/{run_id}"
+    relative_base_path = ".workflow/.design/design-{run_id}"
     session_mode = "standalone"
 
-# Create base directory
-Bash(mkdir -p "{base_path}")
+# Create base directory and convert to absolute path
+Bash(mkdir -p "{relative_base_path}")
+base_path=$(cd "{relative_base_path}" && pwd)
 
 # Step 0.1: Intelligent Path Detection
 code_files_detected = false
diff --git a/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/layout-extract.md b/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/layout-extract.md
index bc389f8d..981cfd1e 100644
--- a/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/layout-extract.md
+++ b/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/layout-extract.md
@@ -69,8 +69,10 @@ ELSE:
 # Resolve device type
 device_type = --device-type OR "responsive"  # desktop|mobile|tablet|responsive
 
-# Determine base path
-bash(find .workflow -type d -name "design-*" | head -1)  # Auto-detect
+# Determine base path (auto-detect and convert to absolute)
+relative_path=$(find .workflow -type d -name "design-run-*" | head -1)
+base_path=$(cd "$relative_path" && pwd)
+bash(test -d "$base_path" && echo "✓ Base path: $base_path" || echo "✗ Path not found")
 # OR use --base-path / --session parameters
 ```
 
@@ -589,7 +591,7 @@ Next: /workflow:ui-design:generate will combine these structural templates with
 ### Path Operations
 ```bash
 # Find design directory
-bash(find .workflow -type d -name "design-*" | head -1)
+bash(find .workflow -type d -name "design-run-*" | head -1)
 
 # Create output directories
 bash(mkdir -p {base_path}/layout-extraction)
diff --git a/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/style-extract.md b/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/style-extract.md
index 80aaebbb..3a38ded2 100644
--- a/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/style-extract.md
+++ b/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/style-extract.md
@@ -51,8 +51,10 @@ ELSE IF extraction_mode == "explore":
     variants_count = --variants OR 3  # Default to 3 for explore mode
     VALIDATE: 1 <= variants_count <= 5
 
-# Determine base path
-bash(find .workflow -type d -name "design-*" | head -1)  # Auto-detect
+# Determine base path (auto-detect and convert to absolute)
+relative_path=$(find .workflow -type d -name "design-run-*" | head -1)
+base_path=$(cd "$relative_path" && pwd)
+bash(test -d "$base_path" && echo "✓ Base path: $base_path" || echo "✗ Path not found")
 # OR use --base-path / --session parameters
 ```
 
@@ -533,7 +535,7 @@ Next: /workflow:ui-design:layout-extract --session {session_id} --targets "..."
 ### Path Operations
 ```bash
 # Find design directory
-bash(find .workflow -type d -name "design-*" | head -1)
+bash(find .workflow -type d -name "design-run-*" | head -1)
 
 # Expand image pattern
 bash(ls {images_pattern})
diff --git a/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/update.md b/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/update.md
index cc8ab312..9b4e35a0 100644
--- a/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/update.md
+++ b/.claude/commands/workflow/ui-design/update.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Synchronize finalized design system references to brainstorming artifacts, prepa
 CHECK: .workflow/.active-* marker files; VALIDATE: session_id matches active session
 
 # Verify design artifacts in latest design run
-latest_design = find_latest_path_matching(".workflow/WFS-{session}/design-*")
+latest_design = find_latest_path_matching(".workflow/WFS-{session}/design-run-*")
 
 # Detect design system structure
 IF exists({latest_design}/style-extraction/style-1/design-tokens.json):